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Reminder
every morning i stare at my reflection in the mirror i remind myself that my people and i are beautiful that our skin tells unique stories that many do not…
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Who Are You?
This piece is about duality. Depending upon your interpretation, the subject may be questioning her own identity, reaching to the outside world, or, the inquiry is directed to an unknown…
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Milky Way
I wrote this poem as a response to everyone who has told me that I can't do something. "Milky Way" is a poem of spite and retribution. Never let anyone…
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How to Build a Mannequin
I was inspired by the Asian culture while writing this poem. Growing up, being compared to children I’ve never even met is a common occurrence. It’s an internal competition between…
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Portrait Photography
I took the first two photographs at a Black Lives Matter protest in my hometown. The third photograph is of a man walking by himself in Philadelphia.
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Where I Am From
After a four-year poetry hiatus, I created "Where I am From" as an assignment for English class. My situation at the time left me craving respite from all the craziness…
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Home Within
We look at others Not with a gaze but an analytical eye Focusing on the curvatures of the body The glow of the skin The sheen of the hair The…
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Branded
From birth we were branded and now we are left lost and stranded Our insecurities and fear fall off our lips and are heard by those around us A story…
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Wild Child
on a school trip to Toronto I bought myself a souvenir a keychain from Canada’s Wonderland. I couldn’t find one with my name on it and the others had silly…
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Fighting Through Digital Art
Although I was not able to attend the Black Lives Matter protests, I wanted to contribute and show my support in any way I can, so I decided to draw…
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War for Injustice
This piece was inspired by America’s awakening to racial injustice. I wanted to portray this very important time in an art piece as a historical memento that I can remember…
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By Shot and Gun
Children beg for their fathers' lives At the feet of the privileged They are told they are "less than" Like a decree, a proclamation While mothers say "Black is beautiful"…
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Cages Fell Apart
If wind is nothing more than whispers carried here and there And halos around our faces are nothing more than lantern’s flare If I am but a hallowed home of…
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The Path to Peace
The Path to Peace By Yahan Wang, 17 Medium: watercolor The waves at the bottom of this piece symbolize the challenges
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Third Eye
By Jade Buan, 16 Medium: oil pastels Most people are born with two eyes: one that sees fury and anger, and another that sees sadness and anguish. But some people…
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I Am
By Jamea Johnson, 16. I am art. I am light and dark. I am joyful and moody...
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Dear Future Daughter
By Camyia Shobe-Thomas, 16 I was mostly raised by my dad so I was taught to be strong, Taught to never let people see you cry, So I lived by…
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Masked Together
By Helen Ngo, 16 Medium: digital art Covid. Asians. Violence. Blacks. This is a split portrait between an Asian and African-American child bound together by a mask. This piece was…
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Before the Fall
By Tiffany Huynh, 18 Medium: pen and ink I drew a landscape (a street in Saigon before the Fall of Saigon in 1975) that symbolically depicts my origin story. I…
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Fertilizer
By Rianna Griffith, 14 As more black bodies drop weekly at the hands of your hate I wonder, Do we make better fertilizer? Nourish your ground and grow your systems…
